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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |