GRE Word List
GLOAT
to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
The meaning of the word gloat is to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
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| exhume | disinter |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |