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 |
|---|---|
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |