GRE Word List

PURPORT

to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)

The meaning of the word purport is to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred).

Random words

WordMeaning
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
kenthe range of perception, understanding, or knowledge
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
upshotthe final result : outcome
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit