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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| condign | deserved |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| diadem | crown |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| drip | to let fall in drops |