GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |