GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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WordMeaning
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer