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 |
|---|---|
| spruce | to make spruce |
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| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| addle | rotten |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |