GRE Word List
CAMEO
a gem carved in relief (see relief
The meaning of the word cameo is a gem carved in relief (see relief.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |