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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |