GRE Word List
BOGUS
not genuine : counterfeit
The meaning of the word bogus is not genuine : counterfeit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |