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
verdantgreen in tint or color
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
slapto strike sharply with or as if with the open hand
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
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disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
abnegationdenial