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
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
perforateto make a hole through
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
dyspepticindigestion
adjointo add or attach by joining
trothloyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details