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 |
|---|---|
| amend | to put right |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |