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 |
|---|---|
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| charlatan | quack |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |