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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |