GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
raga waste piece of cloth
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating