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 |
|---|---|
| sleek | slick |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| lax | loose |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |