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 |
|---|---|
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| dynamo | generator |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |