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 |
|---|---|
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| apprehend | arrest |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |