GRE Word List
ORNATE
marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
The meaning of the word ornate is marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |