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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| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| stringent | tight |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |