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 |
|---|---|
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |