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 |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |