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
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch