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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entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
desiccate | to dry up |
drivel | nonsense |
riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |