GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| mulct | fine |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| hirsute | hairy |
| rider | one that rides |