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 |
|---|---|
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| rightful | just |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |