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 |
|---|---|
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |