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 |
|---|---|
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |