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 |
|---|---|
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |