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 |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |