Pretentious- making usually unjustified or excessive claims (as of value or standing)

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I encountered the word by looking at “Pretent.” I found this word in the class while we were looking for vocabulary words. Pretent sounds like Pretend. So Pretend means speak and act that is not a true statement.

Example: The swindler was a pretentious man who claimed to be descended from royalty.