GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| progeny | descendants |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |