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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| defalcate | deduct |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |