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 |
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| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
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| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
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