GRE Word List

APOCRYPHAL

of doubtful authenticity : spurious

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

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WordMeaning
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
encompassinclude
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
dismissto permit or cause to leave
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water