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

WordMeaning
circletsmall ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
inextricablefrom which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories
trancehypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition
dissuadepersuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
piecemealone part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal
partitiondivide into parts
negatecancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation
embedenclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass
sagaScandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative
replicatereproduce; duplicate