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 |
|---|---|
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| flighty | swift |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |