GRE Word List

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reputed

The meaning of the word purported is reputed.

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squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
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uproariousmarked by uproar
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
billowwave
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish