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 |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| perdition | eternal damnation |