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).

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WordMeaning
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
nutritiousnourishing
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness