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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|---|---|
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
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| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
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