GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cadaver | a dead body |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |