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
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
notableworthy of note : remarkable
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
prosperitythe condition of being successful or thriving
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
congruentcongruous
exasperateto cause irritation or annoyance to
siftto put through a sieve