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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| headlong | headfirst |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| blackball | to vote against |
| viand | an item of food |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |