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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|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |