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 |
|---|---|
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |