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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| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
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| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
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| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
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