GRE Word List
PURPORTED
reputed
The meaning of the word purported is reputed.
Random words
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grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
natation | the action or art of swimming |
shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
polyglot | one who is polyglot |
prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |