GRE Word List

GLOSS

a surface luster or brightness : shine

The meaning of the word gloss is a surface luster or brightness : shine.

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WordMeaning
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
natationthe action or art of swimming
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
fidelitythe quality or state of being faithful
unassumingnot assuming : modest
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover