GRE Word List
GLAZE
cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery
The meaning of the word glaze is cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery); Ex. unglazed pottery.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trim | make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges); Ex. trim the cost; Ex. jacket trimmed with fur; N. ADJ: tidy; in good order |
| incline | slope; slant; Ex. steep incline |
| vigilant | watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance |
| scrupulous | conscientious; extremely thorough; Ex. scrupulous worker |
| flashy | showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance |
| lackadaisical | lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid |
| bromide | platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement |
| deadpan | wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face |
| lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
| cursive | (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined |
