GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
sobernot intoxicated
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
branda charred piece of wood
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
physiognomythe art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as