GRE Word List
GASTRONOMY
the art or science of good eating
The meaning of the word gastronomy is the art or science of good eating.
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| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
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| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
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| mystic | mystical |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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