GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| congruent | congruous |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |