GRE Word List

TRINKET

a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)

The meaning of the word trinket is a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring).

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WordMeaning
remunerativeserving to remunerate
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
sentientresponsive to or conscious of sense impressions
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage