GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| politic | political |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |