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.

Random words

WordMeaning
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
licensepermission to act
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
stifleto withhold from circulation or expression