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 |
|---|---|
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |