GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| shove | to push along |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |