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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|---|---|
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
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| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
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