GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
commemorateto call to remembrance
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)