GRE Word List

GLAMOR

an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness

The meaning of the word glamor is an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness.

Random words

WordMeaning
antiquityancient times
ephemerallasting a very short time
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
endorseto write on the back of
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry