GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |