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 |
|---|---|
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |