Affected GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈfektɪd/ (adj) Definition artificial, unnatural, pretentious, phony, specious, crocodile tears, insincere, spurious, factitious, exaggerated, overstated Example You suspect that an acquaintance who is suddenly extra nice to you is insincere and affected, but you can’t be completely sure. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but it just feels like…
Specious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈspiː.ʃəs/ (adj) seemingly true but actually false, baseless, illusory, erroneous, sophistic, spurious, ostensible, inaccurate, unfounded, sham, fallacious, phony, deceptive, bogus, wrong, misleading Such a lame and specious excuse for a hotel… X Hotel is totally not worth their published rates. so I suggest that you find other hotels with the same…
Factitious 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 3 Factitious 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 3 /fækˈtɪʃ.əs/ (adj) false and artificial, contrived, bogus, specious, counterfeit, fraudulent, simulated, affected, unnatural, insincere, spurious, sham, pretended, phony, pseudo Factitious disorder imposed on self is a factitious disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma…
Bogus 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 Bogus 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4 /ˈbəʊ.gəs/ (adj) false and unreal, spurious, fake, illegal, not genuine or true, deceptive, fraudulent, sham, counterfeit, dummy, pseudo, phony, hoax Fake and bogus cure claims are a longstanding, but neglected public health problem. Throughout recorded history, plagues…
Spurious 1100 Words You Need Spurious 1100 Words You Need Week 31 Day 1 with authentic materials and examples, synonyms, antonyms, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /ˈspjʊə.ri.əs/ (adj) false and misleading, pretending, pretentious, ostensive, ostensible, bogus, fake, forged, counterfeit, specious, imitation, inauthentic, sham, phony Arguments may be fallacious due to flaws…