GRE Word List

PURPORTED

reputed

The meaning of the word purported is reputed.

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WordMeaning
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
seasona time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways