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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |