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 |
|---|---|
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |