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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glower | scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
| vainglorious | boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity |
| reconcile | make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs |
| abstinence | restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
| overturn | turn over; capsize; topple |
| vouch | give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher |
| constitution | constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; Ex. men with strong constitutions |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| rancid | having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |