GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| symbiosis | the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| abnegation | denial |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |