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 |
|---|---|
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |