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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WordMeaning
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
loutto bow in respect
raptlifted up and carried away
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
slakesubside
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky