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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| trenchant | keen |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |