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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| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |