GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
accessoryan object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else