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 |
|---|---|
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
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| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| dynamo | generator |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |