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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WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
eclecticcomposed of elements drawn from various sources
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
fugitiverunning away or intending flight