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 |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |