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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convention | agreement |
| 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 |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |