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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |