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 |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| noisome | noxious |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |