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 |
|---|---|
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| parlance | speech |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |