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 |
|---|---|
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |