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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| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
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| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
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