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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WordMeaning
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness