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 |
|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| residual | remainder |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |