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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| decipher | decode |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| invalid | not valid: |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| finery | ornament |