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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deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
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brevityshortness of duration
loga usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
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quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe