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 |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| sheer | unqualified |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |