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
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
downcastlow in spirit : dejected
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions