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 |
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mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
immobility | not moving : motionless |
theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
executor | one who executes something |
heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |