GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
founderone that founds or establishes
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
comestibleedible
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew