GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
The meaning of the word ostensible is apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circlet | small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
| inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
| trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
| dissuade | persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
| piecemeal | one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal |
| partition | divide into parts |
| negate | cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| saga | Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative |
| replicate | reproduce; duplicate |
