GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| ignite | to set afire |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |