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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WordMeaning
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved