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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| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
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| provision | the act or process of providing |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |