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 |
|---|---|
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| shove | to push along |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| enhance | heighten |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| venue | locale |
| hallowed | holy |