GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |