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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| cohorts | companion |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |