GRE Word List
GLOSSY
having a surface luster or brightness
The meaning of the word glossy is having a surface luster or brightness.
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| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
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| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |