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

WordMeaning
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
incrustationa crust or hard coating
promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
obsequya funeral or burial rite
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
overblownpast the prime of bloom
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated