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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| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| stentorian | extremely loud |