GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |