GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| slake | subside |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| alleviate | relieve |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |