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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| cornucopia | a 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 |
| grudging | unwilling |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |