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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resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
estimablecapable of being estimated
mishapan unfortunate accident
procurementthe act or process of procuring
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
laxloose
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag