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 |
|---|---|
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |