GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

intended for display : open to view

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

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WordMeaning
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
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imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
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monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
poreto gaze intently
tentativenot fully worked out or developed