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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |