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 |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |