GRE Word List
BOGUS
not genuine : counterfeit
The meaning of the word bogus is not genuine : counterfeit.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |