Word for the day

Spurious


Meaning :    Not genuine, of illegitimate birth, fraudulent


Antonym :  Genuine, Authentic, Real

Continued.......GRE words from August

Supress    =    Crush, Extingusih, Quench
Palliate    =     Mitigate, Alleviate, Gloze
Disabuse =     Debunk, Correct, Disillusion
Enfeeble  =    To make feeble, Devitalize,Attenuate
Vigor       =     Active strength, Dash, Bounce
Exonerate =   To clear, As of an accusation, exculpate,vindicate
Disdain     =    Despise, Antipahty, Arrogance
Deplore    =    Regret strongly, Lament, Denounce, Condemn
Vile          =     Wretchedly bad, Highly offensive, Foul, Ignominious
Onerous   =     Burdensome,  oppresive, exigent 

WORD SET2

Disparate    =   At odds, different, contrary
Aggrandize  =  Bigger, Amplify, Augment
Delineate     =  Describe, Depict
Moralize     =   Preach, adomnish
Garrulity     =   loquacity, chattiness, verbosity
Vivid          =   Intense, Powerful
Parochialism  =  Spirit, tendency
Cynicism       =   Acrimony, distrust
Panegyric      =   Complimentary
Lament         =   To mourn

GRE words from August

Prosaic       =    Down to earth, Common place or dull

Thwart        =    To oppose successfully, Perverse, obstinate,defeat

Venerate    =    Admire, Adore,worship

Quell          =    To supress, extinguish, To vanquish

Nebulous    =    Hazy, confused, Equivocal

Exalted       =    Raised, Noble, Elevated, rapturously excited

Perpetual   =    Continuing, Everlasting, Unceasing

Desiccant   =    Drying, Anhydrous, drained
Amicable   =    Friendly, Peaceable, Mellow, Cozy
Hackneyed =   Antiquate, Bannal, Commonplace

WORD SET1

Antediluvian      =  Ancient, Pre historic, obsolete
Apathetic          =  Unconcerned, indifferent
Aphasia            =  Inability to speak or use of words
Apostate          =  Traiter
Aplomb           =   Poise, Confidence
Arraign            =   Indict
Arrogate          =   Seize without right
Ashen              =   Resembling Ashes
Altruistic          =    unselfishly generous, charitable
Alcove            =    Bay, bower