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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |