GRE Word List
SPURIOUS
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments
The meaning of the word spurious is false; counterfeit; forged; illogical; Ex. spurious arguments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pontifical | pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop |
| venerate | revere; treat with great respect |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
| ruddy | reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking |
| outstrip | outrun; surpass; outdo |
| buffoonery | clowning |
| enamored | in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V. enamor: inspire with love |
| censor | (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V. |
| dispel | scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| nomenclature | terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things |