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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WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
mandatean authoritative command
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
irreverencelack of reverence
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
capsizeto cause to overturn
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
rostera roll or list of personnel
condigndeserved