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 |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| steep | lofty |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| impinge | encroach |