GRE Word List

FINERY

ornament

The meaning of the word finery is ornament.

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arrayto dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
expertisethe skill of an expert
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
outgoinggoing away : departing
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
ariaair