GRE Word List

FORTE

one's strong point

The meaning of the word forte is one's strong point.

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WordMeaning
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
hordea political subdivision of central Asian nomads
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
cornucopiaa 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
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor