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 |
|---|---|
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |