GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
obnoxiousodiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
quadrupedan animal having four feet
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
facultyability