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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |