GRE Word List

DUBIOUS

unsettled in opinion : doubtful

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

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amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
induceto move by persuasion or influence
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
nebulaany of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together