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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| provident | frugal |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |