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 |
|---|---|
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| edifice | building |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
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| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| mischance | bad luck |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |