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 |
|---|---|
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
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