GRE Word List

GLARE

to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light

The meaning of the word glare is to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light.

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hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
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painstakingtaking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication