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.

Random words

WordMeaning
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
sanctiona formal decree
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle