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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
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| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
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| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
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| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |