GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |