GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
generalitythe quality or state of being general
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
hideto put out of sight : secrete