GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
intended for display : open to view
The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |