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 |
|---|---|
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |