GRE Word List
FOLIAGE
a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
The meaning of the word foliage is a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation.
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| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |