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 |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| rift | fissure |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| grotto | cave |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |