GRE Word List
SHAM
a trick that deludes : hoax
The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.
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|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |