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
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
rarefiedbeing less dense
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
consortassociate
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
primethe second of the canonical hours
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality