GRE Word List
GLOSS
a surface luster or brightness : shine
The meaning of the word gloss is a surface luster or brightness : shine.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| forlorn | bereft |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |