GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
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impenitentnot penitent
kneelto position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
slakesubside
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
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