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
gapeto open the mouth wide
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
sublimatesublime
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
nauseateto become affected with nausea
irksometending to irk : tedious
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue