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
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
gapeto open the mouth wide
crossbreedhybridize
magnitudegreat size or extent
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
compriseto be made up of