GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
stemthe main trunk of a plant
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority