GRE Word List
GLOAT
to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
The meaning of the word gloat is to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
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| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| connoisseur | expert |
| addle | rotten |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |