GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |