GRE Word List
CORNICE
the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
The meaning of the word cornice is the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| reverie | daydream |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| purge | to clear of guilt |