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
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
beneficentdoing or producing good
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure