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 |
|---|---|
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| query | question |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| purported | reputed |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |