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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polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
incontinent | not continent: such as |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
putative | commonly accepted or supposed |