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
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
viablecapable of living
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
somnolentof a kind likely to induce sleep
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration