GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| wont | accustomed |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |