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 |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |