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 |
|---|---|
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| subsistence | real being : existence |