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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| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
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| brink | edge |
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| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |