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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| viable | capable of living |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |