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 |
|---|---|
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| errant | behaving wrongly |