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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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
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| purveyor | one that purveys |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
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