GRE Word List

SPOOF

deceive

The meaning of the word spoof is deceive.

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postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
representationalone that represents: such as
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental