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 |
|---|---|
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| rift | fissure |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |