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 |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| dissension | disagreement |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |