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 |
|---|---|
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |