GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |