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 |
|---|---|
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |