GRE Word List

SHAM

a trick that deludes : hoax

The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.

Random words

WordMeaning
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
constraintthe act of constraining
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
direexciting horror
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
diluteattenuate
rivuleta small stream
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant