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 |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |