GRE Word List
GLAMOR
compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous
The meaning of the word glamor is compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menial | suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house) |
| friction | clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against |
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |
| incense | enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
| atone | make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for |
| punctilious | minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail |
| penance | self-imposed punishment for sin; Ex. do penance for one's sins; CF. penitent |
| reprove | censure; rebuke; N. reproof |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| chase | ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch |
