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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WordMeaning
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
hamperto restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
buoyanthaving buoyancy
appendattach
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution