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 |
|---|---|
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| mulct | fine |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |