Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. / Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.

An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc. / An embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

(uncountable) A class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements, including fantasy, horror, and science fiction, dealing with worlds, themes, and characters not part of everyday life.

Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie. / Money, especially in the form of coins made from precious metal, that has an intrinsic value; coinage.

(proscribed) singular of species

One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator. / One who forms theories; a theorist.

(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

Amazing or worthy of special notice. / (dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment. / Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

A spectacular display. / (advertising) A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.

(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition. / (transitive) To include in a specification. / (transitive) To bring about a specific result.