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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| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| opus | work |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |