GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| quench | put out |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |