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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| sophist | philosopher |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| wanton | merciless |