GRE Word List

GLOSS

a surface luster or brightness : shine

The meaning of the word gloss is a surface luster or brightness : shine.

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comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
frivolousof little weight or importance
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil