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 |
|---|---|
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |