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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WordMeaning
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
bullya blustering, browbeating person
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
ingratean ungrateful person
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components