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 |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |