GRE Word List
SUPPOSITITIOUS
fraudulently substituted : spurious
The meaning of the word supposititious is fraudulently substituted : spurious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |