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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| headlong | headfirst |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| pander | to act as a pander |