GRE Word List
SUPPOSITITIOUS
fraudulently substituted : spurious
The meaning of the word supposititious is fraudulently substituted : spurious.
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| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
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