GRE Word List
GOURMET
a connoisseur of food and drink
The meaning of the word gourmet is a connoisseur of food and drink.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| encompass | include |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |