GRE vocabulary

Meretricious

Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

Example

"The politician's meretricious promises, though appealing, lacked any real substance or plan."

From Latin 'meretricius' (of or like a prostitute), from 'meretrix' (prostitute).

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