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
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
rancidhaving an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
politicpolitical
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete