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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nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
ward | the action or process of guarding |
gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
pinnace | a light sailing ship |
megalomania | a mania (see mania |
blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |