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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surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
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disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
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insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
overthrowoverturn
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated