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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| Word | Meaning |
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| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |