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 |
|---|---|
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| shove | to push along |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |