GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |