GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| grill | to broil on a grill |