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 |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |