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 |
|---|---|
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| malediction | curse |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |