GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
equityjustice according to natural law or right
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
bohemiana native or inhabitant of Bohemia
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd