GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |