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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| scion | descendant |
| braid | to make from braids |