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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pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
paramour | lover |
supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
consort | associate |
debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
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