GRE Word List

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reputed

The meaning of the word purported is reputed.

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multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
venerablecalling forth respect through age, character, and attainments
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
loutto bow in respect
prurientmarked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire
momentuma property (see property
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness