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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| hirsute | hairy |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |