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 |
|---|---|
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |