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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |