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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| schism | division |