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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| Word | Meaning |
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| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |