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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |