GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
fugitive | running away or intending flight |
fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |