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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |