GRE Word List
BOGUS
counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
The meaning of the word bogus is counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not spacious; inconvenient |
| corrode | destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period) |
| sectarian | of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person |
| piebald | of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. piebald horse; CF. pie+bald |
| snub | ignore or behave coldly toward; Ex. I made a suggestion but she snubbed me; N. |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| contiguous | adjacent to; touching upon |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment |
| unseemly | unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| executioner | person administering capital punishment |