GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
The meaning of the word ostensible is apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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circlet | small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration) |
inextricable | from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories |
trance | hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition |
dissuade | persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
piecemeal | one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal |
partition | divide into parts |
negate | cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation |
embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
saga | Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative |
replicate | reproduce; duplicate |