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 |
|---|---|
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |