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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |