GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
besiegeto surround with armed forces
encumberweigh down
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject