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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
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| niggle | trifle |