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 |
|---|---|
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| devious | wandering |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |