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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |