GRE Word List

GOURMET

a connoisseur of food and drink

The meaning of the word gourmet is a connoisseur of food and drink.

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fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
lumberto move ponderously
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
hortatoryhortative
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
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understateto represent as less than is the case
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