GRE Word List

CALLIGRAPHY

artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering

The meaning of the word calligraphy is artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering.

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WordMeaning
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
rampa sloping way or plane: such as