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 |
|---|---|
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |