GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| rider | one that rides |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |