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 |
|---|---|
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| overweening | arrogant |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |