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 |
|---|---|
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| calculated | apt |