GRE Word List
PATENT
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The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| haggard | not tamed |
| 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 |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |