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 |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |