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 |
|---|---|
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |