GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
of doubtful authenticity : spurious
The meaning of the word apocryphal is of doubtful authenticity : spurious.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |