GRE Word List
FLAMBOYANT
ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
The meaning of the word flamboyant is ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incarnate | endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody |
| odorous | having an odor |
| primordial | existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary |
| prompt | cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| subpoena | writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena |
| quotidian | daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine |
| glut | overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply |
| wangle | achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party. |
| eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
