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 |
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| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| scintilla | spark |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |