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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| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
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| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
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