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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WordMeaning
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
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vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
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peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
wrytwist