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 |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| mulct | fine |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| opulence | wealth |
| onus | burden |