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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impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
enamoredaffected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as