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 |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| calculated | apt |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| leery | suspicious |
| whittle | a large knife |