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 |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| harass | exhaust |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |