GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| aromatic | of, relating to, or having aroma: |
| engender | beget |