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 |
|---|---|
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| progeny | descendants |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |