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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somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
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subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
warblea melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
irremediablenot remediable
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holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
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