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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |