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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WordMeaning
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial