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 |
|---|---|
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| braid | to make from braids |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |