GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |