GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |