GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| benison | blessing |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |