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 |
|---|---|
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |