SPECIOUS
(adj.) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility", "meretricious praise", "a meretricious argument"
synonyms : gilded , meretriciousDon’t be fooled by Ruby’s meretricious praise. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) plausible but false
"a specious claim", "spurious inferences"
synonyms : spurious
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Mnemonics for specious
(Tag: ) It sounds like 'suspicious'.
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(Tag: ) Like the movie "Species" about an alien woman who looks human but has other plans
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(Tag: ) Seemingly true/plausible/attractive, but when SPECulated closely, it was found to be fallaCIOUS.
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(Tag: ) He made a SPEECH to US which was false
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(Tag: ) she peed sauce,I saw it.Looks true but it can't be
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(Tag: ) SPEC-to see/to seem specious--sthg that seems to be like this but actually it isnt
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(Tag: ) JANta ke pisonse TICKET khared kar trip gaya
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(Tag: GLOBAL) spec+ious => ppl with specs normally seem reasonable but end up being incorrect. * (no offense, just to remember)
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(Tag: ) specious = "speech"ious, means it is true only in speech or words but not in reality
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