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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |