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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| conflagration | fire |
| trance | stupor |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| sledge | sledgehammer |