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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| gusto | an individual or special taste |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |