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 |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
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| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| spate | freshet |
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| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
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| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |