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Color :: Color (v. t.) To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices..

Glossy :: Glossy (superl.) Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit..

Demagogue :: Demagogue (n.) A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.

Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible speaker..

Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.

Bubble :: Bubble (n.) Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest speculation; as, the South Sea bubble..

Daub :: Daub (v. t.) To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.

Plausibility :: Plausibility (n.) Anything plausible or specious.

Gloss :: Gloss (n.) A false or specious explanation.

Specious :: Specious (a.) Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument..

Specious :: Specious (a.) Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.

Plausibility :: Plausibility (n.) The quality of being plausible; speciousness.

Elench :: Elench (n.) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.

Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion..

Plausive :: Plausive (a.) Plausible, specious..

Speciosity :: Speciosity (n.) That which is specious.

Seeming :: Seeming (n.) Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.

Colorable :: Colorable (a.) Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice.

Glitter :: Glitter (v. i.) To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court..

Gloze :: Gloze (v. i.) To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.

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