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 |
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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 |