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
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
quizzicalcomically quaint
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
vieto strive for superiority : contend
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border