GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| reckon | count |
| spectrum | a 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 |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |