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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| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |