GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
reckoncount
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
rusea wily subterfuge
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive