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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| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
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| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
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| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |