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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|---|---|
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| environ | encircle |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |