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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| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
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| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
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| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
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