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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |