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 |
|---|---|
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| garnish | decorate |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |