GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| dominate | rule |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
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