GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |