GRE Word List

SHAM

a trick that deludes : hoax

The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.

Random words

WordMeaning
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
gruntto utter a grunt
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
sedentarynot migratory : settled
exegesisexposition
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
reverendworthy of reverence : revered
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
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