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 |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |