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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pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
retract | to draw back or in |
irate | roused to ire |
objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |
rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |