GRE Word List
SPECIOUS
having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
The meaning of the word specious is having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic.
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| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| shack | hut |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| drab | slattern |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |