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 |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| shack | hut |