GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |