GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
suitorone that petitions or entreats
maverickan unbranded range animal
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves