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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |