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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| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
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| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |