GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
preamblean introductory statement
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
funerealof or relating to a funeral
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis