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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matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
stentorianextremely loud
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly