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 |
|---|---|
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |