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 |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
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| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |