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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |