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

WordMeaning
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
steeplofty
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
calorificcaloric
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys