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 |
|---|---|
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |