GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
sleightdeceitful craftiness
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
depleteto empty of a principal substance
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
insolventunable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business
infallibleincapable of error : unerring