GRE Word List
PATENT
open to public inspection
The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |