GRE Word List

APOCRYPHAL

of doubtful authenticity : spurious

The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.

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esteemthe regard in which one is held
adjointo add or attach by joining
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
perforateto make a hole through
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