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 |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| sleek | slick |
| colloquy | conversation |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |