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 |
|---|---|
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |