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
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
credulityreadiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
affectedartificial; pretended
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
florescencea state or period of flourishing
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance