GRE Word List
SPURIOUS
born to parents not married to each other
The meaning of the word spurious is born to parents not married to each other.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| viable | capable of living |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |