GRE Word List
SHAM
a trick that deludes : hoax
The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| plane | airplane |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |