GRE Word List

SUPPOSITITIOUS

fraudulently substituted : spurious

The meaning of the word supposititious is fraudulently substituted : spurious.

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disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
blackballto vote against
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deprecateto express disapproval of
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
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compartmenta separate division or section
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promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
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