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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inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
hothead | a hotheaded person |
knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
perdition | eternal damnation |
quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |