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
victualsfood usable by people
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
concatenatelinked together
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
floridvery flowery in style : ornate
overturnto cause to turn over : upset