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 |
|---|---|
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |