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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |