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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| parasite | an 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 |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |