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 |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |