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

WordMeaning
billowwave
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
piscatorialpiscatory
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
striatedmarked with striations or striae
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long