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 |
|---|---|
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| actuary | clerk |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| concordat | compact |
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