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
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
ancillarysubordinate
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
documentproof