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 |
|---|---|
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |