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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browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
consignto give over to another's care
gauchelacking social experience or grace
minutiaea minute or minor detail
gamutthe whole series of recognized musical notes
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance