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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| countenance | look |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |