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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sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
eloquence | discourse marked by force and persuasiveness |
eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |