GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific