GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |