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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bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
fussyeasily upset : irritable
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain