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 |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
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| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
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| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |