GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |