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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incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
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tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
buffeta blow especially with the hand
knavea tricky deceitful fellow
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
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treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion