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 |
|---|---|
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| approbation | commendation |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |