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 |
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| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| satiate | filled to satiety |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |