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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| hubbub | noise |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |