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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
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| impinge | encroach |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |