GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |