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 |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| fabricate | invent |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |