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).

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WordMeaning
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
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inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot