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 |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| nurture | training |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |