GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
subtletythe quality or state of being subtle
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
slanderto utter slander against : defame
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
bombardmenta late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice