GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
intended for display : open to view
The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |