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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bureaucracya body of nonelected government officials
zeniththe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
minatoryhaving a menacing quality
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
irateroused to ire