GRE Word List
GOURMAND
one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking
The meaning of the word gourmand is one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| rightful | just |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |