GRE Word List

PATENT

open to public inspection

The meaning of the word patent is open to public inspection.

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perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
raconteura person who excels in telling anecdotes
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated