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 |
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wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
wont | accustomed |
downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |