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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |