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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dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime