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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dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
multiform | having many forms or appearances |
hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
smudge | to make a smudge on |
deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
extrude | to force, press, or push out |
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