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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |