GRE Word List
OSTENSIBLE
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| lewd | obscene |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |