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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |