GRE Word List

PURPORTED

reputed

The meaning of the word purported is reputed.

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WordMeaning
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
ruffiana brutal person : bully
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
fabricateinvent
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
relican object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space