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 |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |