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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |