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 |
|---|---|
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |