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 |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |