Word of the day
spurious
1. not being what it purports to be; false or fake
“separating authentic and spurious claims”
2. (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid
“this spurious reasoning results in nonsense”
3. (of offspring) illegitimate.
adjective
/ˈspjʊriəs/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"The documents looked _____ but were, in fact, spurious."
Select three words related to spurious
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- counterfeit
- frantic
- false
- fierce
- furious
- fake
Choose the phrase that uses spurious correctly
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Find a word related to spurious
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