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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |