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 |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| fleck | streak |
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