GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| succor | relief |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| aptitude | inclination |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |