GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |