GRE Word List
SHAM
a trick that deludes : hoax
The meaning of the word sham is a trick that deludes : hoax.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |