GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| progeny | descendants |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |