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 |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| trance | stupor |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |