GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
reckoncount
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
mauvea moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
expoundto set forth : state
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
odoroushaving an odor: such as
leonineof, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion