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 |
|---|---|
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| document | proof |