GRE Word List

IMPLAUSIBLE

not plausible : provoking disbelief

The meaning of the word implausible is not plausible : provoking disbelief.

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WordMeaning
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
demeanto lower in character, status, or reputation
compilationthe act or process of compiling
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction