GRE Word List
FINERY
beautiful clothes for a special occasion
The meaning of the word finery is beautiful clothes for a special occasion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invalidate | weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify |
| metropolis | large city |
| pervasive | spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate |
| militate | work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| stilted | bombastic; stiffly pompous; Ex. stilted rhetoric; CF. stiff: formal |
| modulate | tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another; Ex. modulate from E to G |
| ominous | threatening; of an evil omen |
| bouillon | clear beef (or meat) soup |
| nuance | shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction |
