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 |
|---|---|
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |