GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
adjointo add or attach by joining
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
fiascoa complete failure
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space