GRE Word List
FINERY
beautiful clothes for a special occasion
The meaning of the word finery is beautiful clothes for a special occasion.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
metropolis | large city |
pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
stilted | bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal |
modulate | tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G |
ominous | threatening; of an evil omen |
bouillon | clear beef (or meat) soup |
nuance | shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |