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 |
|---|---|
| giddy | dizzy |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
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| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |