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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incrustationa crust or hard coating
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
savanta person of learning
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
diluteattenuate
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict