GRE Word List
BOGUS
not genuine : counterfeit
The meaning of the word bogus is not genuine : counterfeit.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |