Advanced English Vocab (3 words with sample sentences)🎓

Can you give me an adjective for an argument or  reasoning that appears sound or plausible but is  

actually deceptive or misleading?

Specious 

His species excuse for being late didn't  fool me; it was obvious he just overslept. 

What's a word used to describe excessively  pampering or indulging someone, often to the  

point of being overprotective?

Mollycoddle 

He had a really hard time in college because  his parents had mollycoddled him his whole life. 

What's a word that means to persuade someone  to commit a crime or give false testimony,  

usually through bribery or coercion?

Suborn 

He was accused of suborning  the key witness in the trial.