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 |
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| clip | encompass |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |