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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
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| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |