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 |
|---|---|
| spate | freshet |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| calculated | apt |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |