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

WordMeaning
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
zealota zealous person
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away