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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |