GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
intended for display : open to view
The meaning of the word ostensible is intended for display : open to view.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |