GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
tightwada close or miserly person
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
confideto have confidence : trust
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
snipa small piece that is snipped off
dozeto sleep lightly