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
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
obsequya funeral or burial rite
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
blueslow spirits : melancholy
impoverishto make poor
agapewide open : gaping
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
deftcharacterized by facility and skill