GRE Word List
CORNUCOPIA
a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
The meaning of the word cornucopia is a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |