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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| hortatory | hortative |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |