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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| lode | waterway |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |