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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| evenhanded | fair |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| retract | to draw back or in |