GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| bauble | trinket |
| sear | being dried and withered |