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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| incorporate | to unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |