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 |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| rightful | just |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |