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 |
|---|---|
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
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| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |