GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
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parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
apoplexy | stroke |
fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
collected | gathered together |
plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
hazard | a source of danger |
millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |