GRE Word List
PATENT
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The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| pending | during |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |