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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| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |