GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| overweening | arrogant |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |