GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.

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gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
representationalone that represents: such as
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account