GRE Word List

SEMBLANCE

outward and often specious appearance or show : form

The meaning of the word semblance is outward and often specious appearance or show : form.

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WordMeaning
vintnera wine merchant
canterone who uses cant: such as
desolatedevoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
vividvery strong : very high in chroma
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme