GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |