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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |