GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

Random words

WordMeaning
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
incognitowith one's identity concealed
understateto represent as less than is the case
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars