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 |
|---|---|
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| betroth | to promise to marry |