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 |
|---|---|
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |