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 |
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| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
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| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
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| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
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| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |