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
gistessence; main point; substance
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
knottymarked by or full of knots
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding