GRE Word List
ORNATE
marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
The meaning of the word ornate is marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |