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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| lode | waterway |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |