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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| farce | stuff |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |