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
maneuvera military or naval movement
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
nomenclaturename
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
incognitowith one's identity concealed
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details