GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| raspy | harsh |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |