GRE Word List

PLAUSIBLE

superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious

The meaning of the word plausible is superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious.

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WordMeaning
ordainto invest (see invest
outragean act of violence or brutality
rustleto make or cause a rustle
unravelto disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
blatantnoisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous
approbationcommendation
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch