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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |