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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |