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
coaxto influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle
deprecateto express disapproval of
anthropologistthe science of human beings
callousbeing hardened and thickened
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete