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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WordMeaning
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
countermandto revoke (a command) by a contrary order
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
enhanceheighten