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 |
|---|---|
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |