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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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |