GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dull | tedious |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| unique | being the only one : sole |