GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| throes | pang |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |