GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |