GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |