GRE Word List

DUBIOUS

unsettled in opinion : doubtful

The meaning of the word dubious is unsettled in opinion : doubtful.

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WordMeaning
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
sciondescendant
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
drossthe scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal
brochurepamphlet
besiegeto surround with armed forces