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 |
|---|---|
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |