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
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
harassexhaust
flourishto grow luxuriantly : thrive
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
reciprocalinversely related : opposite