GRE Word List
GILD
to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
The meaning of the word gild is to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| flighty | swift |