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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| writ | something written : writing |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |