GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |