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
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
sobernot intoxicated
machinationsan act of machinating
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
prosperousauspicious
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action