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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bookishof or relating to books
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
dyslexiaa variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
fashionthe prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law