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
ultimatelast in a progression or series : final
surmountto prevail over : overcome
baffleto defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
dawdleto spend time idly
catharticof, relating to, or producing catharsis
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
pinnacea light sailing ship
certitudethe state of being or feeling certain
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark