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
purveyorone that purveys
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
promptto move to action : incite
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
inclementlacking mildness: such as