GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| duration | continuance in time |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| mendicant | beggar |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |