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
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
gapeto open the mouth wide
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union