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 |
|---|---|
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |