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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| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
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| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
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| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |