GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |