GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| primal | original |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |