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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pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
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drasticacting rapidly or violently
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rankrelative standing or position
cuethe letter q
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pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument