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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| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
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| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| schism | division |
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