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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WordMeaning
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
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ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
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presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
jumbleto move in a confused or disordered manner
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack
pronouncedstrongly marked : decided
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
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