GRE Word List

SPOOF

deceive

The meaning of the word spoof is deceive.

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mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)
gradationa series forming successive stages
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young