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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| lampoon | satire |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |