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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| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
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| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| hardy | bold |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |