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 |
|---|---|
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
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| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
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| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |