GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
uniquebeing the only one : sole