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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| debonair | suave |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |