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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| fell | skin |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |