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
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
shama trick that deludes : hoax
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission