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guise

nounCommon GRE wordMore G words

an outward appearance or pretense that conceals the truth

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In a sentence

Guise in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing guise in a sentence.

Under the guise of friendship, he quietly gathered information to pass to his rivals.

Synonyms
pretensefacadesemblancepretext
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “guise

Guise (noun) means an outward appearance or pretense that conceals the truth
Here is guise used in an example sentence: "Under the guise of friendship, he quietly gathered information to pass to his rivals."
Common synonyms for guise include pretense, facade, semblance, pretext.
Guise is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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