GRE Word List
GILD
cover with a thin layer of gold
The meaning of the word gild is cover with a thin layer of gold.
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| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| prurient | having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire |
| rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
| buoyant | able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy; Ex. buoyancy of wood/water/American market |
| acne | skin disease (on the face) |
| sear | burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither |
| benefit | advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits |
| aplomb | poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
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