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 |
|---|---|
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| enhance | heighten |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |