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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| congruent | congruous |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |