GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
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ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
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