GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
bulgeto jut out : swell
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
remunerativeserving to remunerate
quackto make the characteristic cry of a duck
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
antiquityancient times
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting