GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| upright | perpendicular |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| succor | relief |