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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| fluke | flatfish |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| grill | to broil on a grill |