GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
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|---|---|
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
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| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |