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
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
maledictioncurse
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
yoretime past and especially long past
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
reveriedaydream
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light