GRE Word List
SUPPOSITITIOUS
assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
The meaning of the word supposititious is assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nonchalance | indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent; Ex. nonchalant attitude to his debts |
| fete | honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast |
| grandiose | affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand; Ex. grandiose ideas |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| conceit | vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry) |
| marrow | soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells |
| truism | self-evident truth |
| suavity | urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous |
| silt | sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river) |
| coy | shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer¸¦ ¹Þ¾ÒÀ» ¶§ |
