GRE Word List
ROCOCO
ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century
The meaning of the word rococo is ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficial | helpful; useful; advantageous |
| matriculate | enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix |
| nurse | suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone |
| agenda | items of business at a meeting |
| ossify | change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas |
| droll | queer and amusing |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| pacifist | one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes |
| bolster | support; reinforce |
| penology | study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation |
