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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |