GRE Word List
ORNATE
marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
The meaning of the word ornate is marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |