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 |
|---|---|
| replicate | duplicate |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |