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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| tome | book |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |