GRE Word List

APOCRYPHAL

of doubtful authenticity : spurious

The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.

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connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
appallto overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
figmentsomething made up or contrived
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness