GRE Word List

OSTENSIBLE

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WordMeaning
sequesterto set apart : segregate
conjectureinference formed without proof or sufficient evidence
engagedinvolved in activity : occupied
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
dummya person who is incapable of speaking