GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| freebooter | pirate |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |