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
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot