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 |
|---|---|
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| raiment | clothing |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |