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
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| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |