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.

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WordMeaning
incognitowith one's identity concealed
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vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
gapeto open the mouth wide
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
notorietythe quality or state of being notorious
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
laudpraise
shirkto go stealthily : sneak