SAT vocabulary
Feign
To pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury); to put on an appearance of.
Example
"She tried to feign illness to avoid going to school, but her mother saw through the act."
Etymology
From Old French 'feindre', from Latin 'fingere', meaning 'to fashion', 'to form', 'to pretend'.
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