GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
adjacentnot distant : nearby
miragean optical (see optical
encompassinclude
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts