GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |