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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fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
blareto sound loud and strident
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition