GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
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| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
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| prattle | prate |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
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