GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
sanguinarybloodthirsty