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 |
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| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
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| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| fabricate | invent |