GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| significant | having meaning |
