GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |