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
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
lopsidedleaning to one side
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste
gustthe sensation of taste
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object