GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |