GRE Word List
APOCRYPHAL
(of a story) widely believed but untrue
The meaning of the word apocryphal is (of a story) widely believed but untrue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
| apiculture | bee-keeping |
| spatial | relating to space |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| chronic | long established as a disease |
| vernacular | living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular |
| egotism | tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
| smudge | dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V. |
| inchoate | (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass |
