GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| diadem | crown |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |