GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |