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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| privy | private |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |