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.
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|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |