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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |