GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| rightful | just |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |