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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| eventual | contingent |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |