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 |
|---|---|
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |