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 |
|---|---|
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |