GRE Word List

GLEAM

a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light

The meaning of the word gleam is a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light.

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arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
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largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
bacchanalorgy
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
fleckstreak