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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executioner | one who executes |
gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |
deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
fallible | liable to be erroneous |
inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |