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Exam: GRE (Verbal)

pretentious

IPA: /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/

KK: /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/

adjective

Definition: Trying to impress others by pretending to be more important or knowledgeable than one really is, often in a way that is not justified.

Example: His pretentious behavior at the dinner party made everyone uncomfortable.

pretentiously

IPA: /prɪˈtɛnʃəsli/

KK: /prɪˈtɛnʃəsli/

adverb

Definition: In a way that shows off or tries to impress others, often without real merit or importance.

Example: She spoke pretentiously about her expensive tastes, trying to impress her friends.

pretentiousness

IPA: /prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs/

KK: /prɪˈtɛnʃəsnəs/

noun

Definition: The quality of trying to appear more important or sophisticated than one really is.

Example: His pretentiousness made it hard for others to connect with him.

pretermission

IPA: /ˌprɛtəˈmɪʃən/

KK: /prɛtəˈmɪʃən/

noun

Definition: The act of leaving something out or not including it.

Example: The pretermission of certain details in the report led to confusion among the team members.

pretermit

IPA: /prɪˈtɜːr.mɪt/

KK: /prɪˈtɜr mɪt/

transitive verb

Definition: To intentionally ignore or leave something out, often by choice.

Example: He decided to pretermit the details of the story to keep it simple.

preternatural

IPA: /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/

KK: /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to something that is beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary or supernatural.

Example: The magician's preternatural skills amazed the audience.

preternaturally

IPA: /ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəli/

KK: /ˈpriːtərˌnætʃərəli/

adverb

Definition: In a way that is beyond what is natural or normal; unusually or extraordinarily.

Example: The child seemed to understand the complex concepts preternaturally well for her age.

pretext

IPA: /ˈpriːtɛkst/

KK: /ˈpriːtɛkst/

noun

Definition: A reason or excuse given to hide the true intention behind an action.

Example: He used a pretext of being busy to avoid attending the meeting.

transitive verb

Definition: To use something as a reason or excuse for doing something, often to hide the true intention.

Example: He used a minor issue as a pretext to avoid the meeting.

pretexting

IPA: /ˈpriːtɛkstɪŋ/

KK: /ˈpriːtɛkstɪŋ/

noun

Definition: The act of pretending to be someone else to get private information from people.

Example: The scammer used pretexting to trick the victim into giving away their bank details.

verb

Definition: To create a false reason or excuse for doing something, often to deceive someone.

Example: He was pretexting to gain access to confidential information.

pretraining

IPA: /ˈpriːˌtreɪnɪŋ/

KK: /priˈtrāniŋ/

adjective

Definition: This term refers to the process or phase that occurs before the main training begins, often used in contexts like machine learning or education.

Example: The model underwent pretraining to improve its performance on specific tasks.

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