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Difficult Words :
Squalor and Spurious
Difficult Words : Squalor and Spurious
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Spurious (SPYOR ee us) adj: false, fake
An apocryphal story is one whose truth is uncertain. A spurious story, however, is out and out false. No doubt about it.
The political candidate attributed his loss to numerous spurious rumors that hounded him throughout his campaign.
Squalor (SKWOL or) n: filth, wretched, degraded or repulsive living conditions
If people live in squalor for too long, the ruling elite can count on an insurgency.
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