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 |
|---|---|
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
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| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |