GRE Word List
PATENT
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The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |