GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
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| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
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