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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WordMeaning
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
purgeto clear of guilt
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
jibeto be in accord : agree
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
parallelismthe quality or state of being parallel