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 |
|---|---|
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |