GRE Word List

PATENT

open to public inspection

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

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contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
retiringreserved
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
trickleto issue or fall in drops