GRE Word List
GLOSSY
having a surface luster or brightness
The meaning of the word glossy is having a surface luster or brightness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |