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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| demented | mad |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| sibling | sib |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| abnegation | denial |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |