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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| dire | exciting horror |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |