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 |
|---|---|
| hap | happening |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |