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 |
|---|---|
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |