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 |
|---|---|
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |