GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |