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 |
|---|---|
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| decipher | decode |