GRE Word List
GROTESQUE
a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
The meaning of the word grotesque is a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| brazen | made of brass |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |