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 |
|---|---|
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| slake | subside |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |