GRE Word List
GOURMET
connoisseur of food and drink; epicure
The meaning of the word gourmet is connoisseur of food and drink; epicure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | full of initiative; showing enterprise |
| disperse | scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| resolution | determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose |
| paragon | model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| wanderlust | strong longing to travel |
| pestilential | causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague) |
| qualms | uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience; Ex. I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen. |
| exegesis | explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages |
| lampoon | ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution |
