GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| farce | stuff |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |