GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
sybaritevoluptuary
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
disputatiousinclined to dispute
dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
dominaterule
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface