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 |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
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| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
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| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
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