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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mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
betokento typify beforehand : presage
drabslattern
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck