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 |
|---|---|
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| concur | to express agreement |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |