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 |
|---|---|
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |