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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| amend | to put right |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |