GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
embraceto clasp in the arms : hug
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
congruentcongruous
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
inflateddistended with air or gas
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select