GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| demise | death |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |