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 |
|---|---|
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| scion | descendant |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |