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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anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
inopportuneinconvenient
lassitudea condition of weariness or debility : fatigue
fussyeasily upset : irritable
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
extantcurrently or actually existing
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification