GRE Word List
GASTRONOMY
art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
The meaning of the word gastronomy is art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development |
| outskirts | fringes; outer borders (as of a city); Ex. outskirts of Boston |
| smug | self-satisfied; complacent |
| concave | hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex |
| cabal | small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
| officious | meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy |
| diva | operatic singer; prima donna |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| primary | first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first |
