GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
discretion | individual choice or judgment |
molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
appurtenances | accessory objects |
truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
reckon | count |
prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |