GRE Word List
PATENT
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The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |