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ostensible

ostensible
appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming but perhaps not real
The ostensible reason for the meeting was to discuss budgets, but the real agenda was restructuring.
From Lesson 10:Mixed Review — High Frequency·GRE Verbal — Essential Vocabulary

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The ostensible reason for the meeting was to discuss budgets, but the real agenda was restructuring.

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