GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |