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
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
rousinggiving rise to excitement : stirring
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
quadrupedan animal having four feet
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
belieto give a false impression of