GRE Word List

ORNATE

marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric

The meaning of the word ornate is marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric.

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WordMeaning
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
sojourna temporary stay
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
chivalrousvaliant
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
icona person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere