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
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| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
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| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
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| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
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