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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WordMeaning
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
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defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
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renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
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rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit