GRE Word List
FINERY
ornament
The meaning of the word finery is ornament.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |