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 |
|---|---|
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| indecision | a wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |