GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |