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 |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |