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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |