GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| brook | creek |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |