GRE Word List

PATENT

open to public inspection

The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.

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discourseverbal interchange of ideas
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
nursea person who cares for the sick or infirm
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water