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
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
reputedhaving a good repute : reputable
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air