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
sobernot intoxicated
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
progenydescendants
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent