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 |
|---|---|
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |