GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

Random words

WordMeaning
demeritoffense
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)